Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-04
DAILY HERALD.
THE CONTEST.
The Taking of Testimony
Commenced.
9. n. DUNsMoORON THE STAND
His Evidence is Decidedly FavOra-
BILE for Mr.. Lynch's Side
of the Case.

in the Con aressional contest of Lynch
vn..Vandeyer. was commsnced. A large
number of witnesses had been sum-
moned by Mr.. Lynch, and many were
IN attendance. General Vandever was
thsre in person, and was represented by
Judge Campbell. Of the firm of Hough-
ton. Silent 4 Campbell. Mr.. Lynch's
interests were taken care of by Messrs.
Howard & Robarts. Mr.. Lynch, in his
contest, lays stress upon the fact that
l01 Democratic voters enrolled by
Deputy County Assessors had been left
OF the Great Register by the County
CLERK, and the testimony taken yesterday
w ii direct reference to this fact.
Exhibft No. referred to in the testi-
Imopy was . placard sent all over the
county by Clerk Dunsmoor, which read;
ssAttention, votersl You are hereby
uotitisd that registration will close on
October 2, 1885, and all names of those
wishing to vote at the coming election
must appear on the Great Register. !"
Exhibit No. 2is circular sent out by
John r. Briefly, Chairman of the Re-
publican County Central COMMITTEES, Re-
Dublican candidate for the Assembly,
and Republican Deputy County Clerk.
in which he informs Republicans that
reeistrstion will continue until the 9th
Of October, and urges all faithful Re-
publicsus to register with some Repub-
tican Deputy County Clerk. The first
witness put upon the stand was
MIR. JOHN M'EIsH.
This gentleman stated that he lived OF
Azusa; that ON the 23d day of October
he was appointed Deputy County As
sessor. and on the same day took the
oath Of office; that as such Deputy As.
SCISSOR he had registered number OF
voters, ard mentioned the names of ten.
He fled these names, but none OF them
appeared on the Great Register, and
when the persons applied to vote they
were refused He received a print
cd notice stating that registra.
tion would close on the I'd
of October and advised all Democrats to
register. He didn't known that the
time for registration would be extended
until the 22d of October when County
Clerk Dunsmoor addressed Republican
meeting at the Azusa and informed his
hearers that they could register up to
the 9th OF O,tober. This was the only
notice given of the extension of time.
The first he knew of the names he sent
in not being registered was on November
LIST when he received copy of the Great
Register with the names left out. 1t
was then too late to re-register them.
'If Dunsmoor had notified me prior to
the 9th that my registration was illegal
I could have re-registered them"
@. Did MIR. Dunsmoor here in town
or elsewhere or at any time notify you
that your appointment was not legal, oi
your action was not legal in registering
these parties by reason OF your not hav.
ing fled your appointment in his office!
A. No, sir.
The first intimation he had of the
fact that his name would not be placed
on the Great Register was at midnight
of the night of the 26th.
Geo. Seers, w. P. Seers, S. w. Mitch.
ell, Frederick j. Behre, Frank Will.
Jams, Ruperto Lopez. Serafco Gotta and
Gil Gotta, residents of Azusa, and legal
electors, testified that they were prop
erly enrolled by the witness McNish,
but lost their votes by reason of the
failure of County Clerk Dunsmoor to
place their names upon the Great Reg
lister; that they are Democrats, and had
they been allowed to vote would have
voted for Joseph d. Lynch for Congress
MR. SAMUEL HAMILTON
Testified that he was q Deputy County
Assessor; had enrolled number of vO
ters who would have voted for Lynch
and did not know they were not on the
Great Register until day of election
Mr.. Dunsmoor had promised him that
the names should be registered. He reg.
istersd ell of the names after taking the
oath Of office, but prior to filing it with
the County Clerk.
CHARLES II. DUNsMOOR.
This gentleman, the County Clerk,
was put upon the stand and on direct
examination testified: That he is Coun.
rty Clerk of Los Angeles county, and
was Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors
during the year 1886; that he had charge
of the Great Register aud received lists
sof voters as enrolled by County Asses.
sors; that he issued notice to the public
rs to when the time for registration would
close or expire, that is, on the
I'd Of October, and identified printed
placard as one of the notices he caused
70 be posted in the different postofh ,es
of the county. He also notified the
registry clerks that registration would
close on October I'd.
onestion, by Mr.. Roberts. You gave
notice through the press also, did you
not?
Answer. Yes, sir, did.
@. ALI the papers!
A. I can't say as to whether l did in
all the papers or not.
20. Do you remember any of the pa
pers in which you did?
IA. think the principal papers in the
county. Of course that could be easily
shown. The usual election notices were
published, as far as that is concerned.
@ I understand, sir; want to know
in what papers. il you remember, you
published it.
A. You are referring now to this
notice?
@. The notice that you gave to the
public through the press that the regis
tration of voters would cease on the.
Mr.. Campbell. You referred to some
particular notice?
Q. By Mr.. Robarts. II am asking
you now what notice. and what papers
you printed it in. by which you gave
notice to the public at large that regis
tration would cease on the I'd of Octo.
Der. 1886.
A. Well. / can't tell without refer.
ring to matters at the office. 1 was
thinking of the election notices when I |
spoke before.
@. No, sir, / am referring now to ths
notice that You gave to the public that
registration would cease or close on the
I'd of October, 1855.
A. Well don't recollect of publish.
Ing it in the papers, but know that
THE notice was circulated generally
the county.
@. Yes!
A And also posted in the office md